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#970BC9

#970bc9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#970bc9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.31% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.88% cyan, 94.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 284.21°, with 89.62% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1104

Complementary

  1. #970bc9
  2. #3dc90b

Split complementary

  1. #970bc9
  2. #9cc90b
  3. #0bc938

Analogous

  1. #380bc9
  2. #970bc9
  3. #c90b9c

Triadic

  1. #970bc9
  2. #c9970b
  3. #0bc997

Tetradic

  1. #970bc9
  2. #c90b3d
  3. #3dc90b
  4. #0bc997

Square

  1. #970bc9
  2. #c9380b
  3. #3dc90b
  4. #0b9cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0338
  2. #610780
  3. #970bc9
  4. #bf2df4
  5. #d576f7

Shades

#970bc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970bc9
  2. #880ab5
  3. #7909a1
  4. #6a088d
  5. #5b0779
  6. #4c0665
  7. #3c0450
  8. #2d033c
  9. #1e0228
  10. #0f0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#970bc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970bc9
  2. #a123ce
  3. #ac3cd4
  4. #b654d9
  5. #c16ddf
  6. #cb85e4
  7. #d59de9
  8. #e0b6ef
  9. #eacef4
  10. #f5e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970bc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970bc9
  2. #9517c2
  3. #9222ba
  4. #902eb3
  5. #8e3aac
  6. #8c46a5
  7. #89519d
  8. #875d96
  9. #85698f
  10. #827487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794a95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5145cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4bc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94399e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970bc9 {
  color: #970bc9;
}
Background
.bg-970bc9 {
  background-color: #970bc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970bc9 {
  border: 2px solid #970bc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970bc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 11 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970bc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970bc9, #c90b9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970bc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 11 201 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.02 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.73 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.49 #68f436 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970bc9  rgb(151, 11, 201)  hsl(284, 90%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#3dc90b  rgb(61, 201, 11)  hsl(104, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c9970b  rgb(201, 151, 11)  hsl(44, 90%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0bc997  rgb(11, 201, 151)  hsl(164, 90%, 42%)  Caribbean Green